Today's Best Practice In Your Pocket5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW!(of a previous edition) "The audience includes everyone who cares for patients, be they primary care clinicians, students, or residents in training. The editors, well known academic clinicians, have done a wonderful job....This is a valuable addition to every primary care clinician's personal library at a very reasonable price."--Doody's Review ServiceThis handy, pocket-sized guide draws information from many sources and presents them in an easy-to-use, comprehensive package for use by any primary care clinician. It offers quick-access to the latest guidelines for the most appropriate preventive services, screening methods, and treatment approaches commonly encountered in the outpatient setting.Features: Updated annually Screening, prevention, and treatment guidelines for more than 60 common outpatient conditions Content drawn from the most reliable sources: government agencies, medical and scientific organizations, and expert panels Easy-to-follow guideline-based algorithms speed clinical decision-making Immunization schedule for children Website addresses for U.S. government agencies and professional organizationsNEW TO THIS EDITION: Major updates to disease management guidelines More international guidelinesAll This in One Amazingly Complete Guide: Disease Screening:Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm,Alcohol Abuse & Dependence,Anemia,Attention-Getting/Hyperactivity Disorder,Cancer,Carotid Artery Stenosis,Chlamydial Infection,Cholesterol & Lipid Disorders,Coronary Artery Disease,Dementia,Depression,Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip,Diabetes Mellitus,Falls in the Elderly,Family Violence & Abuse,Gonorrhea, Asymptomatic Infection,Hearing Impairment,Hemochromatosis,Hepatitis B Virus,Hepatitis C Virus,Herpes Simplex(Genital),Human Immunodeficiency Virus,Hypertension,Chronic Kidney Disease, Lead Poisoning,Obesity,Osteoporosis,Speech & Language Delay,Syphilis,Thyroid Disease,Tobacco Use,Latent Tuberculosis,Visual Impairment, Glaucoma, Cataract,Disease Prevention,Primary Prevention of Cancer: NCI Evidence Summary,Diabetes (Type 2),Endocarditis,Falls in the Elderly,Hypertension,Myocardial Infarction,Osteoporotic Hip Fracture,Stroke,Disease Management,Alcohol Dependence,Asthma,Atrial Fibrulation,Cancer Survivorship,Carotid Artery Stenosis,Cataract in Adults,Cholesterol & Lipid Management,COPD Management,Coronary Artery Disease,Depression,Diabetes Mellitus,Heart Failure,Hypertension,Metabolic Syndrome,Obesity Management,Osteoporosis Management,Palliative & End-of-Life Care,Pap Smear Abnormalities,Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation,Perioperative Pulmonary Assessment,Pneumonia, Community-Acquired,Pregnancy,Tobacco Cessation,Upper Respiratory Tract Infection,Urinary Tract Infections in Women,Appendices:Appendix I: Screening Instruments,Appendix II: Functional Assessment Screening in the Elderly,Appendix III: Screening and Prevention Guidelines in Perspective,Appendix IV: 95th Percentile of Blood Pressure,Appendix V: Body Mass Index Conversion Table,Appendix VI: Cardiac Risk--Framingham Study,Appendix VII: Estimate of 10-Year Stroke Risk,Appendix VIII: Immunization Schedules,Appendix IX: Professional Societies & Governmental, Agencies Acronyms & Internet Sites